Kameda and Hanabusa make weight for Youth title fight
Tomorrow at the EDION Arena Osaka, in Osaka City we'll see Japanese Youth Featherweight champion Kyonosuke Kameda (7-2-1, 6) [亀田 京之介] make his first defense, as he takes on former Rookie of the Year winner Hiroki Hanabusa (8-2-3, 3) [英洸貴] in an interesting looking match up. For Kameda it's a great chance to build on his title win, which came earlier this year against Tsubada Narai, whilst Hanabusa will be looking to get his career back on track after back to back defeats.
Today, ahead of their bout, the two men took part in their weigh in for the contest and both men made the 126lb limit with no issues. In fact both men came in at exactly 126lbs for the bout, bang on the divisional limit.
After making weight the two men spoke to Boxmob.jp. During his discussion he stated that he doesn't have boring bouts and explained that his intention was not just to win, but to do so in an exciting manner. Notably he has been training for this bout by sparring some top names, including former 3 weight world champion Kosei Tanaka (15-1, 9) [田中恒成] who he said he learned a lot from.
As for Hanabusa, who is getting his second shot at a Japanese Youth title fight, he seemed to suggest he was playing mind games and avoiding making eye contact with Kameda. He seemed to be quietly confident and a lot less brash than the champion, however he also stated that he wanted to have an exciting bout, and treat the fans who had travelled from his hometown of Kanazawa for the fight.
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Today, ahead of their bout, the two men took part in their weigh in for the contest and both men made the 126lb limit with no issues. In fact both men came in at exactly 126lbs for the bout, bang on the divisional limit.
After making weight the two men spoke to Boxmob.jp. During his discussion he stated that he doesn't have boring bouts and explained that his intention was not just to win, but to do so in an exciting manner. Notably he has been training for this bout by sparring some top names, including former 3 weight world champion Kosei Tanaka (15-1, 9) [田中恒成] who he said he learned a lot from.
As for Hanabusa, who is getting his second shot at a Japanese Youth title fight, he seemed to suggest he was playing mind games and avoiding making eye contact with Kameda. He seemed to be quietly confident and a lot less brash than the champion, however he also stated that he wanted to have an exciting bout, and treat the fans who had travelled from his hometown of Kanazawa for the fight.
Related - Kameda defends Japanese youth crown as he takes on Hanabusa!